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“A Terrible Vulnerability”: Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia’s Voter Cancellation Portal

The flaw would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name, date of birth and county of residence — information that is easily discoverable online.

ProPublica
JD Vance calls for taking away voting power from “people who don’t have kids”.
Republicans have also called to raise the voting age.
If your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't be trying so hard to take it away.
#WeChooseKamala

I really hope y'all are locking your shit down!

The government isn't playing!

Trump shooter used Android phone from Samsung; cracked by Cellebrite in 40 minutes - 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/18/trump-shooter-android-phone-cellebrite/

#Android #Samsung #Cellebrite #Security #InfoSec #Tech

Trump shooter used Android phone from Samsung; cracked by Cellebrite in 40 minutes - 9to5Mac

Earlier this week, the FBI announced that it had accessed the locked phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who...

9to5Mac
DHS bought a dog-like robot that it modified with an antenna array to let law enforcement overload people’s home networks to disable any “internet of things” devices, according a transcript obtained by EFF’s Dave Maass and shared with @404mediaco. https://www.404media.co/dhs-has-a-ddos-robot-to-disable-internet-of-things-booby-traps-inside-homes/
DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes

"NEO carries an onboard computer and antenna array that will allow officers the ability to create a ‘denial-of-service’ event to disable ‘Internet of Things’ devices that could potentially cause harm while entry is made."

404 Media
A whole lot of people who were previously unfamiliar with the word "misogynoir" are about to learn it real soon.

There is a weirdly racist trend where people blame hypothetical minorities when systems fail because management cuts corners. We saw it with the Boeing door collapse and now with the Crowdstrike crash.

There is no mythical "DEI engineer" doing sloppy work at these companies.

It's down to leadership cutting corners to make a buck. A software update causing a crash that takes down all of your customers is due to inadequate testing. It's not because some anonymous minority wrote the code.

Trump allies want to “Make America First in AI” with sweeping executive order #cybersecurity #infosec

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037557

Trump allies want to “Make America First in AI” with sweeping executive order

After repealing Biden’s AI order, draft would create “Manhattan Projects” for military AI.

Ars Technica

What’s the difference between gray and grey?

One is a color and the other is a colour.

I've verified that a set of leaked documents which show what phones Cellebrite can (and can't) unlock are authentic. Shows company could not unlock a sizeable chunk of modern iPhones just recently. Also shows some issues with Google Pixels 6-8 https://www.404media.co/leaked-docs-show-what-phones-cellebrite-can-and-cant-unlock/
Leaked Docs Show What Phones Cellebrite Can (and Can’t) Unlock

The leaked April 2024 documents, obtained and verified by 404 Media, show Cellebrite could not unlock a large chunk of modern iPhones.

404 Media